In recognition of these reptiles, here is a list of the world’s smallest snakes, from descending size. This snake is one of the thousands of garter snakes, which are members of the Thamnophis genus.

Blair Hedges, whose research teams also have discovered the world's tiniest lizard in the Dominican Republic and the smallest frog in Cuba. Hedges recently became the first to describe the snake ...

When we think of snakes, images of large, slithering reptiles often come to mind. However, the natural world surprises us with tiny serpents that are so small they could fit comfortably in the ...

(CNN)-- A pea-sized seahorse, the world's longest insect, a "ghost slug" and the world's smallest snake were among the top 10 species discovered in 2008, a committee of scientists said Friday.

making it one of the smallest snakes in the world. Coloration The snake has a distinctive appearance, with a pale gray or light brown body and darker markings, helping it blend into its rocky ...

WHAT'S NEW: In 2007, Taiwanese electronics company Misumi claimed to have made the smallest camera ever: the “snake camera”—a cylinder measuring 4.4 millimeters by 15 millimeters attached to the end ...